L-Shaped Computer Desk & Wall Unit

This is an L-Shaped computer desk & wall unit I just completed. The box constructions, drawer and door panels are made of 3/4” birch plywood. The top trim, side trim, base trim, drawer cover trim and door trim are made of 4/4 solid birch. The top is made of 3/4” particle board covered with Formica brand laminite. The drawers are made of 1/2” Baltic birch. It has two coats of Zar Moorish Teak oil stain and two brushed on coats of Minwax Helmsman Spar Urethane clear semi gloss finish. I put on two coats of paste wax and used #000 steel wool to apply it.

The plywood is from Canada and would you believe it was a true 3/4” thick and the veneer was 1/16” thick. Just like the good old days! This was the first time I used these finish products and I was not very impressed with them. The stain was too thick and hard to apply. It also did not stain the plywood and solid stock evenly. The finish did not flow very evenly and I felt the finish job was below my personal standards. I like Minwax stains and satin polyurethane much better.